Regarding my comment in the Creep Train thread.
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they come in handy when you have very particular tastes in music. like for example, i hate the heavy metal hair band stuff, which is why i dont say i listen to, "heavy metal" when im asked. i say black metal because thats what kind of heavy metal im into. subgenres make things alot easier, and makes communication way easier.
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black metal is not really very specific though, maybe it was 20 years ago but it is a real fleshed out subgenre which is really different from any other metal genre.
i find it actually hard to pick a metal subgenre which is not fairly clear that is different. Maybe nsbm counts but i havent really listened to any. All other subgenres and even subsubgenres are fairly distinct. I mean the difference between say obituary and necrophagist is easy to hear.
i find it actually hard to pick a metal subgenre which is not fairly clear that is different. Maybe nsbm counts but i havent really listened to any. All other subgenres and even subsubgenres are fairly distinct. I mean the difference between say obituary and necrophagist is easy to hear.
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black metal is very specific. yes there are some more experimental bands, but its always a clear distinction between it and death, doom, thrash, speed, etc.
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As Earth approaches 1 Zettabyte of digital traffic, you have to wonder how much of it has any value, purpose or meaning.
I seem to remember several other threads arguing about how many angels can dance (or mosh) on the pin-head of the micro-genres.
Just saying.
I seem to remember several other threads arguing about how many angels can dance (or mosh) on the pin-head of the micro-genres.
Just saying.
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Yes the difference between black and death is clear and big, however the difference between black metal bands themselves also can be rather clear. For example the difference between a band like wolves in the throne room and darkthrone.
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Dimmu Borgir is actually pretty good for NBM.
I would have said that NBM isn't anywhere close to sellout crap. And as a wise man once said, POPULARITY =/= SELLOUT.
Though, have you heard of Riul Doamnei? They sound like a combo of Dimmu Borgir and Cradle of Filth. Though less mainstream because i had to be introduced to them, rather than see them out in the open.
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dimmu borgir is pretty much not typical norwegian black metal, also sell outs.
Norwegian black metal = darkthrone, burzum, mayhem and early enslaved
Norwegian black metal = darkthrone, burzum, mayhem and early enslaved
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"for all tid" and, "stormblast" were both great norwegian black metal releases. liking those 2 albums by them is fine in the underground metal community, but liking dimmu borgir themselves is taboo in the eyes of the l33t metal g0dz
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